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and then there's richard nixon. by 1968 the perennial presidential wannabe had lost his last two elections, and he knew this was his last shot. >> in 1968 he wanted the presidency so bad that he was willing to do whatever was necessary. >> this is twice as big a crowd as we had in 1960 and the result is going to be twice as good as in 1960. >> so back on fifth avenue, july 12th, we have three men in a hotel room, a veteran politician plotting his comeback, the man running his political operation and south vietnam's man in washington. plus, one lone woman, anna chennault. >> of course i had the opportunity to not only talk to the leaders, but the people. >> nixon knew that anna chennault could establish a relationship between him and the south vietnamese and that just in case it became public, nixon could pretend that she was not his real envoy. >> after just ten years in washington, d.c., anna had fast-tracked her way to wealth and influence. and a penthouse on top of the brand-new watergate complex, which she made
and then there's richard nixon. by 1968 the perennial presidential wannabe had lost his last two elections, and he knew this was his last shot. >> in 1968 he wanted the presidency so bad that he was willing to do whatever was necessary. >> this is twice as big a crowd as we had in 1960 and the result is going to be twice as good as in 1960. >> so back on fifth avenue, july 12th, we have three men in a hotel room, a veteran politician plotting his comeback, the man running his...
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richard nixon's plot to undermine the vee nam peaietnam talks. >> i richard milhous nixon do solemnly swear -- >> president johnson did believe this was a treasonous act that ultimately led to an expanded war. >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> this is not just trink ertin with a few votes. this cost us 20,000 american lives. i don't know how many thousand wounded. the cost of that was horrendous. it was treason, by any standard. >> end the war now! >> those who said, no, to the war, draft dodgers, resistors, they were described as treasonous. well, if i had known as a soldier in vietnam that nixon had scuttled or certainly delayed for sure a peace process, it seems treasonous, and more treasonous than the guys who said, no, i'm not going to go kill people. >> so -- was it treason? nixon worked s eed surub tishsl worked. would that be trees jn 50 years later, of course, that question has new and dismal relevance but 50 years now after nixon did it, we have the benefit of explicit evidence. >> i have that documen
richard nixon's plot to undermine the vee nam peaietnam talks. >> i richard milhous nixon do solemnly swear -- >> president johnson did believe this was a treasonous act that ultimately led to an expanded war. >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> this is not just trink ertin with a few votes. this cost us 20,000 american lives. i don't know how many thousand wounded. the cost of that was horrendous....
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richard nixon. lbj's peace proposal was a political nightmare. nixon needed the democratic party to own the horror show of the vietnam war, not to solve it. >> and the steel butterfly, anna chennault, she saw lbj's proposed bombing halt as a military blunder. >> every time bestop the bombing, only give the other side the opportunity to rebuild their military installation. the sooner we win the war, the better off we will be. >> richard nixon and anna chennault. their views were closely aligned. there's definitely no crime in that. but what if they went beyond words to deeds? what if they were to join hands in an effort to derail the quest for peace in vietnam? insurance that won't replace the full value of your new car? you'd be better off throwing your money right into the harbor. i'm gonna regret that. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ with advil liqui-gels, what stiff joints? what bad back? advil is... re
richard nixon. lbj's peace proposal was a political nightmare. nixon needed the democratic party to own the horror show of the vietnam war, not to solve it. >> and the steel butterfly, anna chennault, she saw lbj's proposed bombing halt as a military blunder. >> every time bestop the bombing, only give the other side the opportunity to rebuild their military installation. the sooner we win the war, the better off we will be. >> richard nixon and anna chennault. their views...
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and then there's richard nixon. by 1968 the perennial presidential wannabe had lost his last two elections, and he knew this would be his last shot. >> in 1968 he wanted the presidency so bad he was willing to do whatever was necessary. >> this is twice as big a crowd as we had in 1960 and the result is going to be twice as good as in 1960. >> so back on fifth avenue, july 12, we have three men in a hotel room, a veteran politician plotting his comeback. the man running his political operation. and south vietnam's man in washington. plus, one lone woman. anna chennault. >> of course i had the opportunity to not only talk to the leaders, but the people. >> nixon knew that anna chennault could establish a relationship between him and the south vietnamese and that just in case it became public nixon could pretend that she was not his real envoy. >> after just ten years in washington, d.c., anna had fast-tracked her way to wealth and influence. and a penthouse on top of the brand-new watergate complex. which she made in
and then there's richard nixon. by 1968 the perennial presidential wannabe had lost his last two elections, and he knew this would be his last shot. >> in 1968 he wanted the presidency so bad he was willing to do whatever was necessary. >> this is twice as big a crowd as we had in 1960 and the result is going to be twice as good as in 1960. >> so back on fifth avenue, july 12, we have three men in a hotel room, a veteran politician plotting his comeback. the man running his...
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candidate richard nixon capitalized on the anger and unrest. the war at home. >> let us recognize that the first civil right of every american to be free from domestic violence. so i pledge to you, we shall have order in the united states. >> nixon leads in the polls, but his white house dreams are haunted. by lbj's progress toward ending the war. >> nexen worries about a prospect of an october surprise. peace is being negotiated, that it's in hand. and it boosts the prospects of hubert humphrey. >> mid october, lyndon johnson fuels nixon's worst fear. >> who is that speaking, ditch is that you? >> i'm on. >> lbj updates the presidential candidates confidently on a big breakthrough in the negotiations. north vietnam at last is willing to talk with south vietnam. >> this is an absolute confidence because any speeches or any comments referring to this the substance of these matters will be injurious to your country. >> after all this work all year, johnson finally had package that the north vietnamese would accept. and he was selling it to the so
candidate richard nixon capitalized on the anger and unrest. the war at home. >> let us recognize that the first civil right of every american to be free from domestic violence. so i pledge to you, we shall have order in the united states. >> nixon leads in the polls, but his white house dreams are haunted. by lbj's progress toward ending the war. >> nexen worries about a prospect of an october surprise. peace is being negotiated, that it's in hand. and it boosts the prospects...
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richard nixon, unlike trump who squeaks through in his election, richard nixon was elected in one of the biggest landslides in amererican history. amy: in 1972. >> so for in impeachment to take place, you would have to change the mind of f the majority of american voters. democrats werere not se that could ever happe s so th werere worrie about the polical coequencnc for theelves stead ofhinking out ththe country. but the american people dedemand. they said, congres y you g too protececour democracy. ancocongre didid. we did not take a sese cou bere we e arted. i member wn we staed the impeachmt pceedingsnobody even knewhat a hh crime misdemeanor was. what is the standard for impeachment? amy:y: so explaiain what happenn the end, what richard nixon left. >> richard nixon left because the house judiciary committee proceeding in a methodical, fair, transparent, open and bipartisan fashion voted that he engaged in impeachable offenses. ultimately, every single republican on the committee -- initially will be voted, there were 11 or 12 republicans who did not join. you had seven or eight
richard nixon, unlike trump who squeaks through in his election, richard nixon was elected in one of the biggest landslides in amererican history. amy: in 1972. >> so for in impeachment to take place, you would have to change the mind of f the majority of american voters. democrats werere not se that could ever happe s so th werere worrie about the polical coequencnc for theelves stead ofhinking out ththe country. but the american people dedemand. they said, congres y you g too...
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administration who are here for this nixon legacy for a, the greatest comeback, richard nixon in the 1968 election. sunil -- some of you have 40 been participant earlier nixon forums, and this is kind of a gathering of the klan. the last time we was altogether was in october 2016 for the opening of the new nixon library exhibit, and now i can welcome here to the national archives. the first legacy form was held here in january 2010 and over the last eight years, there has been more than 30 of these forums covering all aspects of president nixon's consequential administration, and most of them have been here in the mcallen theater, and most of them have been covered by c- span, and is good to see that they are with us here again today. all of these have been recorded by the nixon foundation and is an important part of the historical record available for students and scholars in -- and many interested individuals on the website of the national archives and the nixon library and the nixon foundation. porn topics have covered both foreign and domestic policy as well as managerial revolut
administration who are here for this nixon legacy for a, the greatest comeback, richard nixon in the 1968 election. sunil -- some of you have 40 been participant earlier nixon forums, and this is kind of a gathering of the klan. the last time we was altogether was in october 2016 for the opening of the new nixon library exhibit, and now i can welcome here to the national archives. the first legacy form was held here in january 2010 and over the last eight years, there has been more than 30 of...
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they got richard nixon's returns when they suspected richard nixon of being involved in some tax issues, and they found $500,000 worth of underpayment by richard nixon on his tax returns. they not only have the power to do that but to reveal those tax returns to the full house. those tax returns could be if revealed to the full house by the ways and means committee of interest to the intelligence committee, couldn't they? >> that's right. we shouldn't do it for any voyeuristic interest but the american people have the right to know if the president is a cheat. if you look at that "the new york times" investigative report, that exhaustive report, it suggests he's a cheat and that his financial interests are in conflict with our domestic and foreign policy interests. and we see that play out in saudi arabia, in turkey, see that playing out with easing sanctions in china on zte so he can get a $5 million loan the same week on a chinese property. so we certainly want to know if the president is corrupt and if that affects a decision the white house makes. >> the congress was actually given
they got richard nixon's returns when they suspected richard nixon of being involved in some tax issues, and they found $500,000 worth of underpayment by richard nixon on his tax returns. they not only have the power to do that but to reveal those tax returns to the full house. those tax returns could be if revealed to the full house by the ways and means committee of interest to the intelligence committee, couldn't they? >> that's right. we shouldn't do it for any voyeuristic interest...
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a subject richard nixon would not dare discuss publicly. the president's senior advisers including his new chief of staff alexander hague and the lawyer with the best political sense in the nixon white house, were adamantly opposed to the president issuing pardons for anyone including his former chief of staff bob halderman. the president's criminal defense lawyer was a litigator who had no experience in politics and at one point according to woodward and bernstein he said at one point maybe a pardon should be considered. and that is when he erupted. saying if richard nixon pardoned any of the then accused criminals in his administration the president would be impeached. he said if the president grants this pardon, he will be insuring his own trial. he will be forcing it. the public has to have a head, and if the president takes the heads away the public will have his. and that will be the monkey trial of all-time. the president has to take his chances. meaning garment said the president has to take his chanlces he can survive this investig
a subject richard nixon would not dare discuss publicly. the president's senior advisers including his new chief of staff alexander hague and the lawyer with the best political sense in the nixon white house, were adamantly opposed to the president issuing pardons for anyone including his former chief of staff bob halderman. the president's criminal defense lawyer was a litigator who had no experience in politics and at one point according to woodward and bernstein he said at one point maybe a...
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today i read the articles of impeachment against richard nixon. everybody should read article 2 and how similar it is to what we've seen trump do here. but the president takes an oath to defend the constitution of the united states to uphold it and protect it. this president daily abuses it but never have we seen such flouting of willingness to abuse the constitution and the powers of the presidency as we are now seeing and what we're learning from maggie haberman's story. and this is going to be investigated. it's going to figure in the mueller investigation. it's going to figure in investigations on the hill. and this is a moment that we're going to look back on and say, ah, that's perhaps when the message got across in washington that the president crossed lines that must be noted. >> karl, you say there was a willingness to, and he asked don mcgahn about whether he could order the justice department to prosecute these people, but at the end, he didn't. so i could see supporters of the president say, and people who probably work for him in the
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he didn't love richard nixon, had significant misgivings about him . you might kennedy even less, hated the campaign he had run only wanted nixon to win and he thought nixon's victory would be a confirmation of his success . he had a tense night, accidentally his press secretary sent out a congratulatory telegram to kennedy's people fairly early in the night and says oh my god, what happened to this prescott jim haggerty says it's from the state. maybe in this environment something different would happen but salinger said okay, it's going to happen to me and put it aside . so eisenhower saw this election as central to his legacy and when nixon finally did concede, eisenhower said this is the biggest repudiation i've hadin my life, it's a repudiation of me . so that would be the first, election day 1960. second one would be less than a week later, november 14 so eightdays after the election , kennedy is the current victor. nixon bitter vanquished. they are both down in florida vacationing, relaxing and kennedy's people say you know, we ought to have you
he didn't love richard nixon, had significant misgivings about him . you might kennedy even less, hated the campaign he had run only wanted nixon to win and he thought nixon's victory would be a confirmation of his success . he had a tense night, accidentally his press secretary sent out a congratulatory telegram to kennedy's people fairly early in the night and says oh my god, what happened to this prescott jim haggerty says it's from the state. maybe in this environment something different...
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the staff of the nixon foundation and the richard nixon presidential library have enjoyed a long friendship with carl. and many ways we consider you part of the family when we called him back in april his enthusiasm is contagious the concept has become a reality. join me in welcoming carl anthony. [applause] >> thank you for all of you who are here today. many of you are here for all of the lectures. a special thanks to chris who we have thanked a lot of individual staff members and everyone has contributed and played a role but certainly chris has been very calm and oversee and that all of these events have gone smoothly. so a special thanks to chris. [applause] and from bill, the director of the foundation to cheryl the secretary. i saw that i was getting 100% back from everybody. and has been an amazing experience i am also especially happy to be giving a lecture about whichever individuals are important historically and i think quite often overlooked but were two individuals that held a very special personal meaning to me. pat nixon and betty ford. as i was saying earlier today people d
the staff of the nixon foundation and the richard nixon presidential library have enjoyed a long friendship with carl. and many ways we consider you part of the family when we called him back in april his enthusiasm is contagious the concept has become a reality. join me in welcoming carl anthony. [applause] >> thank you for all of you who are here today. many of you are here for all of the lectures. a special thanks to chris who we have thanked a lot of individual staff members and...
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and richard nixon's second attorney general was richard klein -- he sentencing judge said he had, quote, a heart that is too loyal. if matthew whitaker has a heart that is too loyal to donald trump, he will be very, very lucky to get off as easy as richard did. donald trump could easily drive matthew whitaker into earning a prison sentence that sets the record for republican attorneys general of the united states convicted of federal crimes. joining us now, democratic congressman steve collin of tennessee, a member of the judiciary committee and the house who was just re-elected. and lawrence tribe. and professor, tribe, i want to start with you on this question which has now been -- we've had 48 hours of public consideration of it, and that is the legality of the installation of matthew whitaker in the attorney general's office. >> well, hi, lawrence. i guess i'll say at the beginning you almost made me feel sorry for the guy. but i think i can resist feeling too sorry for him. he has no legitimacy, quite apart from the stupid things he's said and the fact he's obviously not a good law
and richard nixon's second attorney general was richard klein -- he sentencing judge said he had, quote, a heart that is too loyal. if matthew whitaker has a heart that is too loyal to donald trump, he will be very, very lucky to get off as easy as richard did. donald trump could easily drive matthew whitaker into earning a prison sentence that sets the record for republican attorneys general of the united states convicted of federal crimes. joining us now, democratic congressman steve collin...
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the army of the richard nixon foundation. the national archives for their partnership. it is an honor now for me to introduce carl anthony. we simply could not have produced the exhibition without carl's leadership. is the nation's leading expert not only on the first lady fashion but on the roles they have played in the white house dating back to martha washington. he is the author of a dozen books, on the political and popular culture and cultural influence of presidential spouses and families. he serves as a speechwriter for betty ford. i am honored to welcome you to the richard nixon presidential library. >> thank you very much bill and also to members of the board and staff of the richard nixon foundation which has made all of this possible and, i would also like to add my thanks to both olivia the curator with the national archives here and also cheryl, the secretary hardly a title that really captures all that she does. it really is wonderful because the seed of all of this came about through i believe the great personal relationship between cheryl and olivia per
the army of the richard nixon foundation. the national archives for their partnership. it is an honor now for me to introduce carl anthony. we simply could not have produced the exhibition without carl's leadership. is the nation's leading expert not only on the first lady fashion but on the roles they have played in the white house dating back to martha washington. he is the author of a dozen books, on the political and popular culture and cultural influence of presidential spouses and...
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exactly what he got, which is why richard nixon's attorney general, john mitchell, went to prison. and when richard nixon's attorney general, john mitchell, took office, no one -- no one in the fbi, no one in the justice department suspected that he was capable of committing a crime. he was a respected new york lawyer. on matthew whitaker's first day in that office, everyone in the fbi and every federal prosecutor had every right to regard him and treat him as a potential criminal suspect. every single person math wthew whitaker speaks to is writing down every word whether he knows that or not. they have all learned james comey's lesson of dealing with trump world. write down everything they say immediately after the meeting. when matthew whitaker watches deputy attorney general rod rosenstein or any of the other lawyers he's surrounded by all day leave the room after a meeting, they are all going to their desks to write down exactly what they just heard matth matthew whitaker say. they all know they are going to need those notes someday. they all know that matthew whitaker is goin
exactly what he got, which is why richard nixon's attorney general, john mitchell, went to prison. and when richard nixon's attorney general, john mitchell, took office, no one -- no one in the fbi, no one in the justice department suspected that he was capable of committing a crime. he was a respected new york lawyer. on matthew whitaker's first day in that office, everyone in the fbi and every federal prosecutor had every right to regard him and treat him as a potential criminal suspect....
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in 1974 by pardoned richard nixon. here, this is a photograph of president lyndon first lady, lady bird johnson. they are watching tv's reins in the oval office. johnson has just given a national address. with two surprises. the one surprise was that he was prepared to accept a peace in be in all instead of outright victory. was heond supply announced he was no longer a candidate for the presidency. he would not run for a second term. his political base. they were dismayed. it shocked the nation. so much of a surprise that lady bird johnson did not believe she was going to say that until he said it. accept theot nomination of my party for another term as your president. to begin with vietnam. unfortunately, vietnam would linger well into the next administration of richard nixon. -- inmove on here in my the exhibition. this wall talks about civil rights, which was another defining issue of the 1960's. we began with a photograph of dr. the -- dr. martin luther king. let me explain a little bit. to focus on what was in ou
in 1974 by pardoned richard nixon. here, this is a photograph of president lyndon first lady, lady bird johnson. they are watching tv's reins in the oval office. johnson has just given a national address. with two surprises. the one surprise was that he was prepared to accept a peace in be in all instead of outright victory. was heond supply announced he was no longer a candidate for the presidency. he would not run for a second term. his political base. they were dismayed. it shocked the...
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richard nixon, the outgoing vice president, kennedy's opponent in 60 election. lyndon johnson, outgoing senate majority leader, kennedy's incoming vice president. robert kennedy, kennedy's campaign manager, becoming attorney general. joseph kennedy, ted kennedy, jackie kennedy, some of kennedy's entourage, ted sorensen, arthur/are, arthur goldberg who became labor secretary and labor supreme court judge. on the eisenhower side, eisenhower, his brother milton, mainly, a cultural figure, eisenhower's cabinet is not well known now but pretty interesting people. the senators. illinois had two important senators who were part of this mix, paul douglas, people like george mcgovern who was a congressman and william fulbright. and amazing cast of characters. as i was reading one account, a vivid account of washington on the eve of the inaugural about the trains pulling into town written by a fairly junior reporter, david alverson who has 6 or 7 major books out there. the washington post had a young beat reporter outside kennedy's house in georgetown, and his name was to
richard nixon, the outgoing vice president, kennedy's opponent in 60 election. lyndon johnson, outgoing senate majority leader, kennedy's incoming vice president. robert kennedy, kennedy's campaign manager, becoming attorney general. joseph kennedy, ted kennedy, jackie kennedy, some of kennedy's entourage, ted sorensen, arthur/are, arthur goldberg who became labor secretary and labor supreme court judge. on the eisenhower side, eisenhower, his brother milton, mainly, a cultural figure,...
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this is a level that richard nixon n didndidn't go to. where he went after somebody's personal well being by a criminal prosecution. >> based on your knowledge of how the house interplays, what should the house do to preserve mueller and to get the mcgahn material out to the public if you think that's a worthwhile goal? >> absolutely. first of all, they should put a subpoena before -- to mcgahn. he's now a private citizen. but a subpoena to the white house asking his notes be preserved. hopefully mueller will write a report. one thing mueller can do, assuming he's not blocked by wl whittaker, he can release his information to the house judiciary committee which will be very interested in knowing about this. >> those 30 hours are all private now. regardless of what mueller finds, the context from this white house counsel could go to the house and go public? >> absolutely. that was the decision made by leon jawarsky. mueller could turn that over to state prosecutor's. >> sean diddy says i don't have to talk it because i live it. we apprecia
this is a level that richard nixon n didndidn't go to. where he went after somebody's personal well being by a criminal prosecution. >> based on your knowledge of how the house interplays, what should the house do to preserve mueller and to get the mcgahn material out to the public if you think that's a worthwhile goal? >> absolutely. first of all, they should put a subpoena before -- to mcgahn. he's now a private citizen. but a subpoena to the white house asking his notes be...
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on american history tv tonight, we take you back to 1968 and the race for president between richard nixon and hubert humphrey with a special airing of our archival series real american upper we will start with an hour-long campaign broadcast from georgia, sponsored by the nixon campaign. it was part of a series of broadcast that fall within republican presidential nominee richard nixon to question from citizens in key states. it was called the nixon answer. >> tonight from atlanta live and in color, that nixon answer. [ applause ] >> tonight, richard nixon is person is going to be answering the questions that citizens want answered. the panel members are rich murphy, and adrian harper, a farmer. also, john kennett jr., a businessman from columbus, reverend roland smith, a minister from atlanta. eight textile worker from mulcher he and morgan stamper, a lawyer from atlanta. charles kinman, a grocery store owner from columbus. that is our panel for tonight, and here is your moderator, bud wilkinson. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> i am excited to be in this unusual television event. richard n
on american history tv tonight, we take you back to 1968 and the race for president between richard nixon and hubert humphrey with a special airing of our archival series real american upper we will start with an hour-long campaign broadcast from georgia, sponsored by the nixon campaign. it was part of a series of broadcast that fall within republican presidential nominee richard nixon to question from citizens in key states. it was called the nixon answer. >> tonight from atlanta live...
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i, richard nixon. -- donald driver trump. america's president is being investigated for the gravest of crimes. could trump, like nixon, be forced out of office? well, the similarities between watergate and what's happening with regard to trump tower disturbingly similar. that i will faithfully... trump tower disturbingly similar. that i will faithfully. .. execute the office. or is it a witch-hunt? they're not going to find anything. they're not going to find anything. they're going to try to get him out of office. it would be unconstitutional to impeach president trump based on this alleged conduct. i don't think president trump is morally fit to be president trump is morally fit to be president of the united states. ousting a president is never easy. clinton pulls group —— pulled through. but tomorrow america votes for a new congress. if the senate tries to remove president trump, he will be... there will be protests in this country like you've never seen since the sixties. we ask, will trump survive? iam i am thrilled
i, richard nixon. -- donald driver trump. america's president is being investigated for the gravest of crimes. could trump, like nixon, be forced out of office? well, the similarities between watergate and what's happening with regard to trump tower disturbingly similar. that i will faithfully... trump tower disturbingly similar. that i will faithfully. .. execute the office. or is it a witch-hunt? they're not going to find anything. they're not going to find anything. they're going to try to...
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richard nixon in 1952, when he gives his famous checkers speech, he mentions for the first time by a political figure, a vice presidential candidate, but enters for the first time into the popular imagination the idea of clothing in politics when he talks about as he put it pat's respectable cloth coat. republican cloth coat. of course it was meant as a point to be made that they was not wealthy, and that his wife did not have a meet coat. -- means -- mink coat. but he formally introduce the idea of clothing carrying a political symbolism. before that it had been done, but without the subtext being revealed. here is mixed nixon -- mrs. nixon in her famous cloth coat in the campaign. pat nixon, as a vice presidents wait for eight years, traveled the globe and went without any personal assistant. she packed all of her own clothing, and she ironed not only her husband's clothes, but her own, and arranged it so that she could wear clothing that was appropriate to each culture. that is, of each nation that she was visiting, and always careful not to repeat wearing the clothing in a way th
richard nixon in 1952, when he gives his famous checkers speech, he mentions for the first time by a political figure, a vice presidential candidate, but enters for the first time into the popular imagination the idea of clothing in politics when he talks about as he put it pat's respectable cloth coat. republican cloth coat. of course it was meant as a point to be made that they was not wealthy, and that his wife did not have a meet coat. -- means -- mink coat. but he formally introduce the...
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alan: bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. to be thened out fallout, but never my purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ ♪ haslinda: hello. i am haslinda amin in singapore. his love of modern art has made him one of the most prolific young collectors in the world. he is the son of a property tycoon in the philippines. with his passion for design is hoping to create a real estate revolution. robbie antonio is today's high flyer. his
alan: bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. to be thened out fallout, but never my purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good with it. you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which help
bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very...
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cheryl sarmy of the richard nixon foundation. [ applause ] >> in the back. and olivia annestous for their partnership and passion that made all of this possible. [ applause ] >> it is an honor to introduce carl anthony. we could not have produced the exhibition without carl's leadership. his the nation's leading expert not only on first ladies fashion but on the role the first ladies have played in the white house dating back to martha washington. the author of a dozen books on the political and popular culture influence of presidential spouses and families and served as a speech writer for nancy reagan and a ghost writer for betty ford. it is an honor to welcome you to the richard nixon presidential library. [ applause ] >>> thank you very much, bill. and also to members of the board and the staff of the richard nixon foundation which has made all of this possible. [ technical difficulties ] the curator with the national archives here and also cheryl ser amy, the secretary, hardly a title that captures all that she does. it really is wonderful because it wa
cheryl sarmy of the richard nixon foundation. [ applause ] >> in the back. and olivia annestous for their partnership and passion that made all of this possible. [ applause ] >> it is an honor to introduce carl anthony. we could not have produced the exhibition without carl's leadership. his the nation's leading expert not only on first ladies fashion but on the role the first ladies have played in the white house dating back to martha washington. the author of a dozen books on the...
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richard nixon would tell the president he is going too far. that's what john dean told me overnight about the stunning revolution that president trump wanted to order the justice department to go after his political rivals. dean also said this is the sort of stuff of a banana republic. this is what an autocrat does. on multiple occasions the president raised investigating clinton with rod rosenstein and matt whitaker, now the acting attorney general, but then he was jeff sessions chief of staff. the president claims he never knew matt whitaker, but the fact that he leaned on them repeatedly proved that was a lie. the president also wanted to prosecute james comey, but mcgahn pushed back saying he had no authority to order a prosecution and even had white house lawyers write a memo to trump saying he
richard nixon would tell the president he is going too far. that's what john dean told me overnight about the stunning revolution that president trump wanted to order the justice department to go after his political rivals. dean also said this is the sort of stuff of a banana republic. this is what an autocrat does. on multiple occasions the president raised investigating clinton with rod rosenstein and matt whitaker, now the acting attorney general, but then he was jeff sessions chief of...
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the day, inauguration of richard nixon. time. and the very next day, the very next day, once you've woken up from that good night that you had, the very next day after the inauguration, nixon says, i want the state department, i want the department of defense, i want the cia, i want the embassy in saigon, i want all of you major players to give me your assessment. 20 days -- you got 20 days. you come back to me and you tell me your assessment of what's going on, on the ground, what is possible, what's not possible. that tells you how important it is. his first official act. tell me what i got to do with vietnam because i don't have a secret plan. so, what do these guys come back and tell him? go ahead, russ. >> well, they all agreed that the south vietnamese government wasn't strong enough to do it on its own, that our -- we couldn't do just major combat operations or guerilla. we had to do both. >> who's we? >> the u.s. and the south vietnamese. >> what do you know what it comes to richard nixon? >> us needed to take a backseat
the day, inauguration of richard nixon. time. and the very next day, the very next day, once you've woken up from that good night that you had, the very next day after the inauguration, nixon says, i want the state department, i want the department of defense, i want the cia, i want the embassy in saigon, i want all of you major players to give me your assessment. 20 days -- you got 20 days. you come back to me and you tell me your assessment of what's going on, on the ground, what is possible,...
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richard nixon. so what platform is nixon running on? >> he is going to end the war. >> he is not going to pull out the troops, but he is prompting i am going to end the war. what else is he promising the american people? if you are living in peoria and turning on your nightly news, what do you see? >> the absence of law and order. >> the bureaucrat is running, hubert humphrey. that there is going to be a problem. the democratic national convention for that year will be held in chicago. the students for democratic action, these antiwar groups and a host of other social protest groups are going to gather together in chicago trying to basically disrupt or shutdown the convention as much as they can. the mayor of chicago is richard devi. he does not -- richard daley. as he protesters increasingly start to search, he calls out his cops. what happens next will be called the police right. do you know what a police riot is? >> they start beating up everybody. >> here is the nightstick upside of the he behead. the spec hippie -- hippie head. the
richard nixon. so what platform is nixon running on? >> he is going to end the war. >> he is not going to pull out the troops, but he is prompting i am going to end the war. what else is he promising the american people? if you are living in peoria and turning on your nightly news, what do you see? >> the absence of law and order. >> the bureaucrat is running, hubert humphrey. that there is going to be a problem. the democratic national convention for that year will be...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good with it. you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. scarlet: i am scarlet fu. this is "etf iq." where we focus on risks, assets a
bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good with it. the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just went mobile. with xfinity xfi you get the best wifi experience at home. and with xfinity mobile, you get the best wireless coverage for your phone. ...you're about to find out! you don't even know where i live... hello! see the grinch in theaters by
bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: i am an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out to be the fallout, but never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very...
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richard nixon. >> thank you very much. thank you very much, bud wilkinson, and i think in view of the sports consciousness of this great city would be interested a little bit about you. everyone else's has heard of him and remembers the great oklahoma teams but i'm glad he is on my team and i'm on his team. bud wilkinson. >> it looks like we are in the windy city. i was thinking of the tigers in the world series. -- i hope a little bit of this rubs off on me while i am in detroit. >> we have other celebrities in the audience. we have the governor of michigan , and -- governor george romney. and then we have two -- greatest campaigners in the country, mrs. george rumsey -- mrs. george romney and mrs. richard nixon. the other day when i was in salt lake city, mentioned the fact that general eisenhower once said when he was talking about politicians and the fact that they were so different that only one thing the most successful politicians had in common and it was the ability to marry above themselves
richard nixon. >> thank you very much. thank you very much, bud wilkinson, and i think in view of the sports consciousness of this great city would be interested a little bit about you. everyone else's has heard of him and remembers the great oklahoma teams but i'm glad he is on my team and i'm on his team. bud wilkinson. >> it looks like we are in the windy city. i was thinking of the tigers in the world series. -- i hope a little bit of this rubs off on me while i am in detroit....
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bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it's turned out to be the fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good with it. you'll give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: alright, well thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. jonathan: from new york city for our viewers worldwide,
bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you have regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it's turned out to be the fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. [laughter] i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good at it. alan: after i run out of economics. david: you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: all right, well thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ scarlet: and this is "bloomberg etf iq." nowhere to hide with stocks in selloff mode and treasuries and gold standing still, reggie go for shelter?
bill clinton and richard nixon. [laughter] i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you...
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it was part of a series of broadcasts when nominee richard nixon took questions from citizens in key states. it was called the nixon answer.
it was part of a series of broadcasts when nominee richard nixon took questions from citizens in key states. it was called the nixon answer.
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you know, richard nixon used the irs to investigate his enemies. richard nixon used the federal trade commission -- i forgot -- maybe it was federal -- whichever regulates television to investigate the "washington post." because the "washington post" also owned television stations. i mean, the abuse of governmental authority to investigate and harass political enemies was at the core of the general scandals known as watergate. what don mcgahn and his colleagues knew is this is worse. nixon didn't try to actually prosecute george mcgovern or his political enemies. he didn't use the most powerful force that the justice department has, which is criminal investigation and prosecution. if this had gone forward, this would have been worse than what nixon did during watergate. but it's in the same category of abuse of governmental power. >> you know, and you would think, you know, sean, that president trump would be told repeatedly by his legal team, you know what, there are certain things you can't do and don mcgahn told him that. but the president seems
you know, richard nixon used the irs to investigate his enemies. richard nixon used the federal trade commission -- i forgot -- maybe it was federal -- whichever regulates television to investigate the "washington post." because the "washington post" also owned television stations. i mean, the abuse of governmental authority to investigate and harass political enemies was at the core of the general scandals known as watergate. what don mcgahn and his colleagues knew is this...
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presidents, celebrity, and major social gathers, including the wedding of pat and richard nixon. >> in may of 1903, just about three or four movants after the mission inn opened, president teddy voozeelt el -- roosevelt was here in southern california. frank miller, who built the mission inn, invited him to come here and he spent the night here in that room. at that time it gave the epithet of the presidential suite. that's historically how it was known for many years. >> watch v c-span cities tour, riverside, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book it's and sunday on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> on capitol hill today, democratic conditioningman tim ryan spoke about the jobs lost in his ohio
presidents, celebrity, and major social gathers, including the wedding of pat and richard nixon. >> in may of 1903, just about three or four movants after the mission inn opened, president teddy voozeelt el -- roosevelt was here in southern california. frank miller, who built the mission inn, invited him to come here and he spent the night here in that room. at that time it gave the epithet of the presidential suite. that's historically how it was known for many years. >> watch v...
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. >> [ applause ] >>> three quotations, richard nixon, president richard nixon in may 1973 quote, we seek a stable structure, national security must rest upon a certain equilibrium. quotation number 2, jimmy carter, 1972 so -- 1977 moving to engage the soviet union, the goal is ability, and security. president ronald reagan speaking in 1981 about the crackdown on solidarity, the polish trade union, quote, i think that there might be an awful lot of people in the iron curtain countries who feel the same way of the people of poland. we may never get another chance like this in our lifetime. now, if this were sesame street, you would say, two of these quotations sound like each other, but one does not fit. how did ronald reagan do that? stand up to the mindset that dominant richard nixon and jimmy carter, and, ridge in ski, and, since reagan, where did it come from? >> ronald reagan, was a leader, ronald reagan came into the white house with a vision. this did not happen suddenly. he had a purpose, he had a vision, and it was a platform that he also definitively campaigned on, and then,
. >> [ applause ] >>> three quotations, richard nixon, president richard nixon in may 1973 quote, we seek a stable structure, national security must rest upon a certain equilibrium. quotation number 2, jimmy carter, 1972 so -- 1977 moving to engage the soviet union, the goal is ability, and security. president ronald reagan speaking in 1981 about the crackdown on solidarity, the polish trade union, quote, i think that there might be an awful lot of people in the iron curtain...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. david: ok. alan: i mean, i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could, you know, learn this business and still be really good in it. alan: after i'm run out of economics. david: you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: all right, well thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ guy: bracing for brexit -- as britain prepares to leave the eu, we look at what a no deal outcome would mean for the insurance industry. planning ahead. good 2018 be a big year for bulk -- could 2018 be a record year for bulk annuities? we will speak about dema
bill clinton and richard nixon. david: ok. alan: i mean, i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn this business and still be very good at it. alan: after i run out of economics. david: you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: all right, well thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ jonathan: from new york city, i am jonathan ferro. this is "bloomberg real yield." jonathan: investors reassessing what 2019 brings. abandoning hope for a year and rally, the worst year since 2008. looking ahead to the g20, the much-anticipated meeting between president trump and presiden
bill clinton and richard nixon. i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they have other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could learn...
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bill clinton and richard nixon. david: ok. alan: i mean, i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me know. you could, you know, learn this business and still be very good in it. alan: after i'm run out of economics. david: you will give me a call. alan: the problem is the economy keeps fascinating me. david: all right, well thank you very much for taking the time. thank you. ♪ ? ♪ >> coming up on "bloomberg best," the stories that shaped the week in business around world. equity investors find few reasons to be thankful as global stocks suffer through a selloff. >> this is a final captiulation for tech. >> i do think there is someth
bill clinton and richard nixon. david: ok. alan: i mean, i would say on a strictly iq basis, those two, but they had other flaws, obviously. david: do you ever have any regrets about anything you did in your career, and do you ever regret not going into private equity? alan: well, i'm an economist. making money, per se, has never been my interest. it has turned out a good fallout, but it was never my real purpose. david: if you ever want to reinvent yourself as a private equity person, let me...
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but richard nixon came down for the opening. and in the library, we have this beautiful 10-story building, and they had a private suite built for the president. and he had a special shower, because he was a big man. built for imwith a lot of -- him with a lot of water pressure. nixon comes up to him, and it's august in texas. you know it's miserable, not a place you want to be. nixon comes up and goes, i need a shower. i've soaked through my shirt, it's almost like he had the 1960 debate over again with the shadow and, you know, not doing well. so johnson says, yeah, go take one in my shower. he forgets to tell him what the water pressure is like. [laughter] he stands outside, and when nixon gets knocked on his butt, johnson's laughing. [laughter] so you can't see that the, because that's a special off the site place, but we still have that suite. it's still just like it was in 1971. and it's a remarkable place. i hope david's had a chance to see it. so that makes a point. johnson did not like nixon, he did not trust nixon. he h
but richard nixon came down for the opening. and in the library, we have this beautiful 10-story building, and they had a private suite built for the president. and he had a special shower, because he was a big man. built for imwith a lot of -- him with a lot of water pressure. nixon comes up to him, and it's august in texas. you know it's miserable, not a place you want to be. nixon comes up and goes, i need a shower. i've soaked through my shirt, it's almost like he had the 1960 debate over...
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so i don't think richard nixon's record is comparable. i think john is right. but critical to both of these is they emphasize how important it is to preserve our democratic system with all of the checks and balances. our president, today's president, would be a long way down the road toward authoritarian regime when it came to law enforcement. >> i don't think we can sugar coat the steps that we were now aware of that this president attempted to take here. he attempted to get his justice department to prosecute enemies. we know he communicated with matt whitaker in advance of his appointment about his positions on this investigation and other issues. and of course we know that he fired an attorney general in jeff sessions who he felt did not have his back in the investigation and replaced him with someone he does believe has his back there. from a legal perspective, is that dangerous legal territory, any of those steps there? because it is happening in front of our eyes, it is not happening in secret. we know this to have taken place. >> i think, jim, it is ext
so i don't think richard nixon's record is comparable. i think john is right. but critical to both of these is they emphasize how important it is to preserve our democratic system with all of the checks and balances. our president, today's president, would be a long way down the road toward authoritarian regime when it came to law enforcement. >> i don't think we can sugar coat the steps that we were now aware of that this president attempted to take here. he attempted to get his justice...